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Vanguard High-yield Tax-exempt Fund: (MF: VWAHX)
(NASDAQ Mutual Funds) As of Jan 7, 2026 05:52 PM ET
$10.69 USD
+0.02 (0.19%)
Zacks MF Rank
1-Strong Buy of 5 1
Latest Performance as of Nov 30, 2025
| Total Return %* | Percentile Rank Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| YTD | 3.95 | 33 |
| 3 months | 5.05 | 11 |
| 6 months | 6.05 | 1 |
| 1 Year | 2.36 | 55 |
| 3 Year | 5.11 | 8 |
| 5 Year | 1.54 | 25 |
| 10 Year | 3.15 | 7 |
* Annual for three years and beyond.
| Bull Market (9/02 - 10/07) | 22.49 |
| Bear Market (10/07 - 2/09) | -7.75 |
| Bull Market (2/09 - 3/21) | 112.81 |
Load Adjusted Returns as of Nov 30, 2025
| 1 Year | 0.87 |
| 5 Year | 1.56 |
| 10 Year | 3.10 |
| Since Inception | 5.80 |
Quarterly Return
| 1st Qtr. | 2nd Qtr. | 3rd Qtr. | 4th Qtr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.36 | -0.80 | 3.38 | NA |
| 2024 | 0.73 | 0.94 | 2.91 | -1.27 |
| 2023 | 3.24 | 0.69 | -4.27 | 8.88 |
| 2022 | -6.73 | -5.01 | -4.17 | 3.93 |
| 2021 | 0.40 | 2.74 | -0.38 | 1.03 |
| 2020 | -2.72 | 3.05 | 1.91 | 3.17 |
Annual Return
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Total Return | 3.95 | 3.31 | 8.35 | -11.77 | 3.82 | 5.40 | 9.17 | 1.29 | 7.84 | 0.83 | 3.81 |
| % Total Return Rel to Index | -0.21 | 2.37 | 1.95 | -3.24 | 2.30 | 0.20 | 1.60 | 0.01 | 2.39 | 0.58 | 0.51 |
| % Total Return Rel to Peer | 0.78 | 0.44 | 2.71 | -2.73 | 1.55 | 1.53 | 2.61 | 0.35 | 3.37 | 0.93 | 2.00 |
| % Perf Quintile vs Peer* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| % Dividends | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.38 |
| % Yield | 3.46 | 3.58 | 3.73 | 3.21 | 2.71 | 2.94 | 3.21 | 3.61 | 3.51 | 3.59 | 3.22 |
| Capital Gains ($) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 |
* 1 = Top 20%, 5 = Bottom 20%